movie talk Archives
101 Movies you've got to see before you... Posted on April 30, 2006
The list of movies that one must see before they die... Or in other words, if you want to watch some classics, where should you start? (more...)
2004 will end this week Posted on February 21, 2005
We have entered the last stretch for the 2004 movie year. Next Sunday, the Oscars will take place and once that is over we can start looking at what 2005 has to offer. I know, it is unfair for the... (more...)
2005 Cannes Echoes Posted on May 31, 2005
Looking back at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival, some movies managed to create bigger waves than others, whether they won an award or not. And some of them I am most certainly looking forward to watch. One of the movies... (more...)
2005 Cannes Festival Winners Posted on May 23, 2005
The 2005 Cannes Film Festival is over and jury president Emir Kusturica announced the winners. The coveted Palme D'Or went to L'Enfant (The Child) by Belgian brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers won the Grand Prix,... (more...)
2006 Cannes Festival Winners Posted on May 29, 2006
Cannes draws the curtain for another year, after awarding Ken Loach, Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu, Pedro Almodovar and others. (more...)
Cannes Festival 2006 Posted on May 18, 2006
Wednesday marked the debut of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival which started with the world premiere of the quite anticipated Da Vinci Code. (more...)
Classic movie reviews: 3 more-or-less Christmassy movies Posted on December 12, 2005
I'm back with some more classical movie reviews (yes it's been a while...) This time around, I've been thinking about Christmas movies. The truth is though, I dislike most movies that are about Christmas - they either are frantic capers... (more...)
Classic movie reviews: Hallowe'en horror flicks Posted on October 28, 2005
Hi there, I'm the bc! BC could stand for "backwards critic" I suppose, though it actually means something else. But that is what I will be doing mostly here - that is, while TCC reviews the latest releases, I'll be... (more...)
Festival de Cannes Posted on May 12, 2005
The 58th edition of the Cannes Film Festival started yesterday its two week run under the presidency of famous director Emir Kusturica. Featuring 21 films in the Official Competition for the Palme d'Or, 15 outside the competition and 22... (more...)
Final Oscar 2005 Predictions Posted on March 04, 2006
The final Oscar predictions are up. The winners will be known Sunday night. (more...)
Foreign Films in U.S. Posted on April 04, 2005
As I am trying to compile my "best of 2004" list I find myself in an impasse and quite frustrated. Should I include the 2004 non-American movies that I have seen so far or to consider them 2005 movies for... (more...)
Golden Globes 2004 Posted on January 17, 2005
Last night the Hollywood Foreign Press Association awarded their Golden Globes. Known as the biggest award show other than the Oscars, The Golden Gobes have become year by year increasingly glamorous, rivaling more and more the Academy Awards. Also the... (more...)
Looking Ahead: Summer Blockbusters 2005 Posted on April 28, 2005
What's in store for this summer? Star Wars, Batman Begins, War of the Worlds, Kingdom of Heaven, Dukes of Hazard, The Brothers Grimm and more... A quick peek ahead. (more...)
Oscars 2005 Nomination Predictions Posted on January 29, 2006
As we are only a few days away from the official announcement of the 2005 Academy Awards Nominations, I have completed my list of predictions and comments. I decided to stay away from all but the major 8 categories since... (more...)
The Awards Season is upon us Posted on December 14, 2005
With AFI announcing their official 10 movies of the year and with the HPFA announcing the Golden Globe Nominations for 2005, the Awards season is officially started. (more...)
The Comic Book Battle Posted on March 18, 2005
After watching the Hellblazer based movie Constantine, I did some quick browsing and discovered lots of battling going on with comic book movie adaptations. Superman Returns, Wonder Woman, X-Men 3, etc...... (more...)
The Movies at Cannes 2005 Posted on May 20, 2005
The Cannes Festival is drawing to an end faster than we'd want. Well not that I want to extend my stay on the French Riviera, since I'm actually not there, but even from afar it is an event that's worth... (more...)